- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd (7 Jun 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840915552
- ISBN-13: 978-1840915556
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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- #56 in Books > Food & Drink > National & International Cookery > Other Asian
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This is not just a recipe book but an authentic guide to Vietnamese food as it is eaten today, from snacks and street foods such as rice noodle wraps, imperial spring rolls and grilled chicken wings to his own fusion-style restaurant dishes such as tamarind gazed crab cakes with chive flowers, and green tea smoked duck breasts with sticky rice parcels and baby bok choi. As well as a comprehensive section on Vietnamese ingredients and what Bobby calls the building blocks of his recipes - such as sauces and stocks - the book contains more than 100 recipes and is interspersed with Bobby's foodie stories and kitchen tales such as his first experiences of running a kitchen, how he found out the recipe for the secret sauce on his grilled chicken and his off the wall tales of the more unusual food and ingredients. "Vietnamese Food" is a true adventure story for the palate and an absorbing culinary tour.
About the Author
Half Chinese, half Egyptian, raised in England, lived in San Francisco and New York and now based in Hanoi, Bobby Chinn is one of the most respected chefs in Asia. Coming from a family of great cooks Bobby has always been passionate about food and he was taken under the wings of various cutting edge San Francisco chefs - Hubert Keller, Gary Danko, and Traci des Jardine where he learnt his trade. He now owns his own restaurant in Hanoi and his series on Asia is being filmed for Discovery. He has also appeared in the UK on BBC2's Saturday Kitchen and Full On Food.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Nice pictures, but there are lots of books about Asian food with nice pictures. Many of his recipes are more fusion than pure Vietnamese. Does stand out in terms of swearing for a cookery book. I prefer Luke Nguyen's books for both food and capturing the spirit of Vietnam.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This isn't your usual type of cook book. There are lots of very interesting, tasty and unusual dishes (that I've not seen at my local Vietnamese restaurant). But it also gives you a great insight into the author (almost like a very short autobiography). Apart from being an excellent cook book, there are lots of hilariously funny stories from the author. I would highly recommend this book. Please note that there's some strong language used in the book. I didn't find this a problem as it made some of the stories even funnier. My only minor query with the book is that some of the photos do not necessarily correspond to the recipes on the same page. So this might be slightly confusing to somebody trying to follow a few of the recipes. But this is very minor and if you have a basic understanding of Vietnamese cooking then this won't be a problem.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
more a story about being a restaurateur in Vietnam than an actual cookbook.
Some useful stuff, but hardly covers the basic ingredients, for example he doesn't use Vietnamese mint (Persicaria odorata) in any recipes.
Some useful stuff, but hardly covers the basic ingredients, for example he doesn't use Vietnamese mint (Persicaria odorata) in any recipes.
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okay but not close to authentic
bought the book after watching the tv series.this is more a book about bobby chin than a book about vietnamese food and cooking,although there are some good recipes such as the... Read more
Published 29 days ago by hunky munky
It's the same book...
Great book, fantastic story, amazing recipes and stunning photography.
But...
This is a reprint of Bobby's earlier book, "Wild Wild East". Read more
But...
This is a reprint of Bobby's earlier book, "Wild Wild East". Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ross Boyce
Paperback version of "Wild Wild East"
Just to make sure no-one else makes the same mistake - this is the paperback edition of Bobby Chinn's excellent existing book, "Wild Wild East", not a new title per-se! Read more
Published 24 months ago by B. Davies
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